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Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance Course

May 5, 2026

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern

The Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance Course examines this emerging development finance model with a focus on how development finance agencies can adopt P3 principles to address a variety of projects. This course will cover basic P3 concepts, key players involved in transactions, asset valuation, contract negotiation, risk assessment, revenue stream development, and feasibility analysis.

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Featured State Resources

IFA Illinois Finance Authority Members only

Serving Illinois’ diverse farm and agri-businesses, Illinois Finance Authority provides access to low-cost capital to help seed,...

Social Equity Cannabis Loan Program

Access to Capital | Cannabis Finance | Social Finance

DCEO established the Social Equity Cannabis Loan Program for the purposes of providing financial assistance to social equity...

State Tax Incentive Evaluations Database - National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)Members only

Economic Development | Incentives | State Finance Program | Tax Credits

States across the country are starting to gather data and use evidence to systematically evaluate tax incentives. To illustrate...

Seeding Climate Resilience Through Equitable Investment Members only

In this publication, the Center for Community Investment uses six case studies of successful climate resilience investments to...

State Small Business Credit Initiative - Interactive Tool

Access to Capital | Community Development | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Economic Development | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

This interactive data tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows total SSBCI investments, percent of investments in...

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Illinois Development Finance Headlines

Pritzker Announces Bond Expansion, Says Progress has Been Made with Bears
Yahoo News! | Feb. 9 | Bond Finance

Federal Actions Could Make an Affordable Housing Shortage Worse
Crain's Chicago Business | Feb. 9 | Housing Finance | Tax Credits

Developer Could Get $12M in Public Funds to Build Over 200 Apartments, Homes in Cary, IL
Daily Herald | Jan. 18 | Housing Finance | Tax Increment Finance (TIF)

Illinois Hopes to Lure Major Developments by Expanding a Bond Program Statewide
St. Louis Public Radio | Jan. 5 | Bond Finance

HRA Director Reflects on 2025, Looks to Future Goals
WTIP | Dec. 20, 2025 | Housing Finance

Centralia City Council Looks to Begin Relending Program, Once Again Waiving Demolition Fees
WJBD | Dec. 15, 2025 | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs)

Dying Mall in Southern Illinois is Getting a Mighty Makeover, Thanks to $112M Bond Deal
Capitol News Illinois | Dec. 15, 2025 | Bond Finance

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Featured State Programs

501(c)(3) Lease Program

Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) | Bond Finance

The IFA provides non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporations with low cost, tax-exempt lease financing for acquisition of machinery, equipment or other fixed asset and capital improvement projects.

501(c)(3) Revenue Bond Program

Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) | Bond Finance

The IFA helps non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporations secure low-cost, tax-exempt financing for capital improvement projects through tax-exempt revenue bonds.

Advancing the Development of Minority Entrepreneurship (ADME)

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) | Small Business Finance

ADME is a community investment program developed to strengthen Illinois’ start-up and small business community ecosystem by tapping into the potential of minority business owners and entrepreneurs.

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